As Israel tightens its control over northern Gaza, some officials in Washington and Arab capitals fear it is ignoring lessons from the US invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan when swift military victories were followed by years of violent militancy, Reuters reports.

If Gaza’s Hamas-run government is toppled, its infrastructure destroyed and its economy ruined, the radicalisation of an enraged population could fuel an uprising targeting Israeli troops in the enclave’s narrow streets, diplomats and officials say.

Israel, the US and many Arab states agree that Hamas should be ousted after it launched a cross-border raid on October 7. But there is no consensus on what should replace it.

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